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UNLV golfer claims 1st individual title in Texas tournament

Yuki Moriyama was co-medalist at the All-American Intercollegiate at the Golf Club of Houston o ...

UNLV senior Yuki Moriyama won his first collegiate individual title Tuesday, making birdie on the first playoff hole to win the All-American Intercollegiate at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.

Moriyama fired a final-round 71 to finish at 5-under 211 and match Sam Houston’s Bret Gray. UNLV senior Caden Fioroni was two shots back in a share of fifth.

Moriyama is the first Rebel man to win an individual title since 2021.

UNLV finished fourth in the 20-team field at 11 over, just four shots behind Texas Tech. Sam Houston (9 over) was second and Texas State (10 over) was third.

Other Rebels struggled on the 7,067-yard layout. Trevor Lewis and Wyatt Plattner tied for 53rd at 10 over, while Ben Sawaia tied for 89th at 19 over in the 100-player field.

Moriyama, a graduate of the American Heritage Academy in Las Vegas, played his first two seasons at Oregon before returning home last season. His previous best finish was a tie for second last year at the Western Intercollegiate.

Moriyama got hot on the back nine during the final round Tuesday. He birdied three in a row starting at the 11th hole, then added a fourth birdie at the par-3 16th. A bogey on No. 17 dropped him back to 5 under for the tournament.

Moriyama had put himself into contention with the low round of the tournament, a 5-under 67, during Monday’s second round.

Greg Robertson covers golf for the Review-Journal. He can be reached at grobertson@reviewjournal.com.

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